1. Biography of Abu Bakr
Lecture 1

2. Introduction
Hadeeth recital
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6. The Passing of the Messenger of God
The Saqifah
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7. Reign of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Timeline (1/4)
632 CE
11 AH
The Battles of Apostasy (Harb ar-Riddah). Abu Bakr reconquers Arabia.
633 CE
12 AH
Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats the false prophet Musaylimah in the battle of ‘Aqraba’ at Yamamah, in central Arabia.
Abu Bakr dispatches three armies under Shurahbil, ‘Amr bin al-’As and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan to conquer Syria.
Reign of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq CE
11-13 AH
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9. Reign of ‘Umar bin al-Khattab
Timeline (2/4)
Reign of ‘Umar bin al-Khattab CE
13-23 AH
634 CE
13 AH
‘Amr bin al-’As defeats the Byzantine army at Ajnadayn in southern Palestine.
635 CE
14 AH
Damascus in Syria falls to the Muslims.
636 CE
15 AH
The Muslims led by Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah defeat the Byzantines at the battle of Yarmuk.
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10. Reign of ‘Umar bin al-Khattab
Timeline (3/4)
Reign of ‘Umar bin al-Khattab CE
13-23 AH
637 CE
16 AH
The Muslims led by Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas defeat the Sasanian army at the battle of Qadisiyyah in southern Iraq.
‘Umar institutes the Hijri calendar.
638 CE
17 AH
The Muslims led by ‘Umar conquer Jerusalem, and pledge to protect the religious rights of its inhabitants.
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11. Reign of ‘Umar bin al-Khattab
Timeline (4/4)
641 CE
20 AH
The Muslims under ‘Amr ibn al-’As conquer Egypt.
642 CE
21 AH
The Battle of Nihawand. The defeat of the Persians leads to the Muslim conquest of the Sasanian Empire. Yazdajird III, the last Sasanian emporer, is killed in Khurasan.
644 CE
23 AH
The Assassination of ‘Umar
Reign of ‘Umar bin al-Khattab CE
13-23 AH
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